Under the Lord’s direction, Joseph Smith organized The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6 of this year, 10 years after his prayer was answered.
1830
Doubted Jesus' resurrection when first told of it.
Thomas the Apostle ("Doubting Thomas")
The number of books in the New Testament.
27
1900 BCE earthquake in the Dead Sea area resulted in catastrophic destruction, the petroleum and gases existing in the area probably contributed to the imagery of “brimstone and fire” that accompanied the geological upheaval that destroyed cities. Archaeological evidence indicates that the area was once fertile, in the Middle Bronze Age, with fresh water flowing into the Dead Sea in sufficient amounts to sustain agriculture.
God reveals to Abraham that Sodom and Gomorrah are to be destroyed (Genesis 19:24)
Brother of Simon Peter.
Andrew the Apostle (aka Saint Andrew)
Number of Apostles called by Jesus
"The Twelve"
The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Some speculation has this astronomical event resulting of the "Christmas" star.
Jesus called him and his Brother Andrew to be "fishers of men".
Simon Peter or Saint Peter
The number of books that make up the Book of Mormon.
15
Zedekiah, original name Mattaniah, king of Judah (597–587/586 BC) whose reign ended in the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the deportation of most of the Jews to Babylon.
Nephi begins the record of his people—Lehi sees in vision a pillar of fire and reads from a book of prophecy—He praises God, foretells the coming of the Messiah, and prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem—He is persecuted by the Jews. About 600 B.C.
A tax collector and author of the first "Gospel According to..."
Matthew
The total number of active, announced, under construction or under renovation temples through-out the world.
231
A 13,000-foot-high volcano on the island of Sumbawa, near Bali, Indonesia, was the primary cause of the Year Without a Summer. The eruption happened in April of 1815 and was one of the greatest volcanic eruptions in history.
Many Americans left New England for the Midwest, accelerating the westward movement of the American people. Vermont alone had as many as 15,000 people emigrate, including the family of Joseph Smith, which moved from Norwich, Vermont, to Palmyra, New York. This move may have made possible the publication of the Book of Mormon and the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
At the crucifixion, Jesus tells his mother, "Woman, here is your son", and to the Beloved Disciple he says, "Here is your mother."
John the Apostle the younger brother of James
Worldwide Community (2020), the Church has over 30,000 congregations in more than this number of countries and territories.
160